MICKEY VS. THE CATS: A small army of cats prowls the grounds of Disneyland at night to help control the mouse population. Feral cats at Disneyland have been around since the California Park opened in 1955. Park officials saw the value of the felines as pest control. The Disneyland cats are spayed and neutered and provided medical treatment by the Disney staff. [1]

FAST CATS: The average healthy domestic cat can run at a top speed of about 30 mph (48 kph). [2]

BIRDS FOR CATS: According to a UK journal article, felines are accountable for an estimated 64.8 million bird deaths every year. [3]

LIVE LONG AND PROSPER: Spaying or neutering a cat increases life expectancy: one study found neutered male cats live twice as long as intact males, while spayed female cats live 62% longer than intact females. [4]

THE MANY LIVES OF A CAT: According to a myth in many cultures, cats have multiple lives. In many countries, they are believed to have nine lives, but in Italy, Germany, Greece, Brazil and some Spanish-speaking regions, they are said to have seven lives. [4]

SECRET AGENT CATS: In the 1960s, the CIA spent 20 million dollars on a project codenamed “Acoustic Kitty” to spy on the Soviets. The secret agent cats were implanted with listening devices to record and transmit sound from their surroundings. The project was a failure and eventually abandoned. [1]

HOLD YOUR TAIL UP HIGH: The domestic cat is the only member of the feline species that can hold its tail upright. Lions, tigers, and other hunters keep their tails horizontally in line with their bodies or tucked under them. [3]

FUR BALL: A hair ball (sometimes called a fur ball) is a matted wad of hairs that a cat swallows while grooming himself. A hair ball usually forms in the stomach and is later vomited up. [3]

THE HONORABLE MR. STUBBS: A cat named Stubbs has been the honorary mayor of Talkeetna, Alaska, since 1997. [4]

BABY BLUES: Kittens are born with blue eyes. A cat’s permanent eye color develops by 10 to 12 weeks of age. [1]

USEFUL MUSTACHE: A cat’s whiskers have many nerve endings that serve as touch receptors that can initiate a blink response to protect the eyes. The sensitive whiskers also serve as a navigational aid in the dark and help detect the movement of prey. [2]

NIGHT STALKER: Cats are naturally nocturnal hunters with great night vision. Reflective membranes behind a feline's retina called the tapetum aid in maximizing available light during darkness. [3]

TRUE COLORS: Cats see the world similar to how a color-blind human does. They can see shades of blue and green, but they have a hard time distinguishing reddish tones. Different shades of red tones may appear greenish or bluish to a cat. [3]

ASTROCAT: A female street cat from France named Félicette is the only cat ever to have gone into space. Her 1963 space mission lasted 15 minutes, reaching a height of 97 miles. Félicette returned to earth safely after her capsule parachuted to Earth. [1]

RHYMES WITH CHOWDER: A group of cats is called a clowder. [2]

POPULARITY CONTEST: John Bradshaw, author of Cat Sense: How the New Feline Science Can Make You a Better Friend to Your Pet, writes: "The domestic cat is the most popular pet in the world today. Across the globe, domestic cats outnumber 'man’s best friend,' the dog, by as many as three to one." [3]

THE NOSE KNOWS: A cat’s sense of smell is 14 times stronger than a human’s. [4]

WE ALL SCREAM FOR ICE CREAM—EXCEPT CATS: Cats cannot taste sweets because they lack a sweet taste receptor. If your cat likes ice cream or other sweet desserts, it is because they are attracted to some other appealing content like: the fat content, salts, amino acids, the smell, etc.[5]

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